Carolina Journal reports on Phil Berger Jr.’s interest in running for a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court. He is the son of state Senate leader, Phil Berger, R-Rockingham. Phil Berger Jr., son of state Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, is interested in running for a seat on the…

From Carolina Journal: Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has announced the creation of an exploratory committee for the governorship, a first step in formally running for office. On Monday, Jan. 28, Forest posted a video on social media announcing his plans to run for governor in 2020. The video…

John Locke Foundation’s Dr. Terry Stoops, VP of Research and Director of Education Studies, writes on the competition North Carolina public schools are facing for Real Clear Education. North Carolina teachers attracted national attention last May when they joined West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Colorado as a teacher walkout state. Their…

The Daily Tarheel reports on an initiative to make testing less demanding in public schools. The initiative was accounted last week by N.C. State Superintendent Mark Johnson. According to his Jan. 15 announcement, Johnson considered feedback from parents and teachers, many of whom felt students were taking too many…

John Locke Foundation’s Dr. Terry Stoops tells his personal school choice experience for Carolina Journal’s Daily Journal today. A great story you don’t want to miss. National School Choice Week takes on a special significance for me this year. The charter school that my wife and I co-founded,…

North Carolina has over 1,000 events and activities planned to celebrate school choice during National School Choice Week. Want to get involved? Carolina Journal has got you covered: • Celebrating School Choice in Raleigh Where: 1125 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27603 When: Jan. 22, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00…